Sneak Peek, Behind-the-Scenes Photos of the Mormon Miracle Pageant

The Mormon Miracle Pageant in Manti, Utah, is celebrating its 50th year and will kick off on Thursday, June 16 and run until June 25. Along with the pageant, the city will host a series of devotionals, concerts, and delicious turkey dinners prior to the pageant to help celebrate this landmark event.

To get you excited, here are a few sneak peek photos of the event as well as a few that show you all of the work that 1,133 cast members and 1,000+ makeup artists, sound technicians, lighting specialists, costume designers, and traffic controllers put into making this miracle a reality.

Costumes from earlier pageants displayed in a new museum in Manti.

Costumes from earlier pageants displayed in a new museum in Manti.

Costumes from earlier pageants displayed in a new museum in Manti.

Hair, makeup, and costuming at a specially created building behind the Manti Utah Temple.

Hair, makeup, and costuming at a specially created building behind the Manti Utah Temple.

Hair, makeup, and costuming at a specially created building behind the Manti Utah Temple.

Hair, makeup, and costuming at a specially created building behind the Manti Utah Temple.

Cast members playing games to pass the time until show starts.

The lawn of the temple littered with thousands of chairs set up by hundreds of volunteers in just a little over an hour.